Huge (Hugh Hopper and Kramer album)

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Huge
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 17, 1997 (1997-06-17)
RecordedSeptember 1995 (1995-09) – April 16, 1996 (1996-04-16)
StudioNoise New Jersey (Jersey City)
Genre Progressive rock
Length38:57
Label Knitting Factory/Shimmy Disc
Producer Kramer
Hugh Hopper chronology
Elephants In Your Head
(1996)
Huge
(1997)
Highspot Paradox
(1997)
Kramer chronology
Rubber Hair
(1997)
Huge
(1997)
Let Me Explain Something to You About Art
(1998)
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Huge is a studio album by Hugh Hopper and Kramer, released on June 17, 1997, by Shimmy Disc and Knitting Factory Records. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hugh Hopper and Mark Kramer

No.TitleLength
1."Hugh"4:33
2."Ten Mile Mean Streak"3:52
3."Tall as the Empire State"4:10
4."Manchester '96"2:35
5."Waltz of the Big Brains"3:17
6."She's Everything Mr. H."4:17
7."Einstein & Hawking"3:38
8."Celine's Final Breath"4:51
9."Texas Is Huge"1:24
10."Terry Southern Blues"6:20
UK CD track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Hugh"4:34
2."Ten Mile Mean Streak"3:51
3."Tall as the Empire State"4:10
4."Manchester '96"2:35
5."Waltz of the Big Brains"3:17
6."She's Everything Mr. H."4:17
7."Einstein & Hawking"3:38
8."Celine's Final Breath"4:49
9."Only Being"6:55
10."Texas Trombone"1:24
11."Terry Southern Blues"6:16

Personnel

Adapted from Huge liner notes. [3]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1998 Knitting Factory CDKFW 088
Shimmy Disc shimmy 088

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References

  1. Mason, Stewart. "Brian Hopper/Hugh Hopper/Kramer: Huge Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  2. Rompers, Terry (2007). "Kramer". Trouser Press . Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. Huge (booklet). Hugh Hopper & Kramer. New York City: Shimmy Disc. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)